At noon, my manager arrived at Dylan's apartment.

"Babe I'll see you soon. Have fun with Xize." I kissed him goodbye.

"Bye babe. Take care okay?" He kissed my forehead as well.

"Yue, how was the surprise? Did he like it?" My manager asked when I went inside the van.

"He loved it jie! Thank you so much for helping out." I thanked her again, she did so much yesterday.

She smiled and nodded. "Of course he would love it. Just the thought of you celebrating his birthday with him is already enough. That kid is so predictable."

"He's just transparent when it comes to his emotions." I said in his defense.

"Yes. You could clearly see the love radiates from his eyes whenever he looks at you. Hao Ge and I had a hard time covering for the both of you during your filming in Arxan. God you two almost got busted" She teased.

"Sorry about that jie."

"No worries. Nobody can really control what they feel. And that's why you fell in love with him, isn't it?" She asked knowingly.

I shyly nodded.

"Aww. You guys are so sweet. I missed being young myself." She gushed.

I blushed hard at what she said.

At exactly 1:52 I greeted Dylan through Weibo to keep up our pretense. If I never greeted him, the netizens will suspect that we're trying to hide something, which is in fact true, but if I greeted him there will also be an uproar. It's a damn if you do, damn if you don't situation.

Feing pretty brave myself, I opted for damn if you do. Dylan's only turning 20 once, and I would love to spend it with him even in social media. So I just chose a generic kind of greeting, calling him as brother.

20 years old already bro. Wishing 20 year old Wang Hedi to grow happily. In this new age, be happy everyday.

One thing is true though, I really wish him happiness. Because he really deserves all the happiness the world could offer.

A few minutes later Dylan texted.

Brother? So i'm your brother now? ?

It's just pretend babe. We have to keep appearance. You know you're my baobei. ?

Nonetheless I love it. Thank you my strong yue. ?

Gotta feed our fans every once in a while. But it's also to make your birthday extra special. ?

After a few hours he also replied on the same post.

Thank you, Shen Yue who sings very well.

This guy will be the death of me. He just spilled tea once again! I told him not to reveal any clues on his post. Aiyo... What do I do with him?

I messaged him once again.

Babe! Be careful, they might find out.

Nah. I was simply complimenting your voice. I really do love it. ?

? ゚リᄈ Aiyo! Stop making me blush!

Aiyo.. I love making my girlfriend blush.. ?

Stop it, or there will be no kisses for you. ?

Yes ma'am. ?

I shook my head, smiling softly at his antics.

"Oh my... You've also been infected by the love bug. Look at you smiling giddily at your screen." My manager observed.

I quickly cleared my throat, pretending that I didn't hear her.

"Yeah yeah, go ahead. Keep pretending. I have evidence anyway. Gotta send it to the birthday boy. I'm sure he'll love it." She mused.

At that I immediately looked at her and whined.

"Jie! Don't you dare..."

"Oh, so now you hear me?" She teased.

"Please just delete the picture. He will never stop teasing me if he finds out." I begged.

"Just kidding." She smirked playfully at me. Then she left me in the dressing room.

I briefly watched Dylan's live video in between takes. I'm glad he was able to celebrate his birthday while working with the F3. As long as he is happy then I'm also happy for him.

That's how it is between us. Although we hide behind our pranks and teasings in front of others, we care too much about each other's dreams. We always make sure to be there for each other, appreciating every success we make no matter how small it is.

I guess that's why we still stay and invest in our relationship despite our busy schedules. Because Xize's right, it's not about the distance or the frequency of you meeting each other.

It's about giving time, it's about including the person you love in the 24 hours that you are given. Because after all, every one of us are given the same amount of time in a day.

It's just a matter of priority. When you love someone, there's no such thing as being too busy. Because even a simple message can let you know that you are in their thoughts in that 24 hours.

That to me is something that is irreplaceable.

5th day before Christmas...

I was currently smack dab in the middle of a park, filming for a part of the Japanese dance that I've been addicted to recently.

I know I'm not that great of a dancer, but what's a few moves for my mooncakes? I've received a lot of criticisms in this industry. But I've also received a lot of love from my fans. I guess it's just a matter of perspective.

Is it half-glass full? Or half-glass empty? I chose half-full. Because I've been blessed to have them support me in all my projects. I owe it to them to continue doing my best. I can't please everyone, I would just exhaust myself trying to win them over. Instead I'll keep on loving my mooncakes as well.

I was in the middle of the dance break when a little boy carrying a yellow balloon came over.

He was smiling toothily, and was so cute that I can't help but be distracted. So I signalled one of the staffs if we could take a break for awhile.

She immediately nodded and I was able to interact with the boy.

I kneeled to the ground to match his height.

"Hello! What's your name?"

"Hi jie jie. I'm Yifen." He then handed me the balloon, at the end of it was a small rectangular red velvet box that I haven't noticed at first

I eyed it curiously as I took it from him, wondering why he was carrying such gift.

"Hi Yifen, I'm Yue jie. Are you giving this to me?" I motioned to the balloon.

"Yes Yue jie. Big brother asked me to give this to you." He said to me. He was looking at me expectantly.

"Really? Aww you're a really good boy then. Thank you Yifen." I leaned forward and kissed his cheek.

"You're welcome Yue jie!" His eyes were shining with pride.

"Can you tell me the name of the big brother who asked you to give this to me?" I asked him.

He leaned forward and whispered cutely.

"It's a secret. I won't get my gift if I tell."

I smiled, he was too adorable for his own good.

"Oh.. Okay then I won't ask you so you could get your gift. Who are you with then?" I pinched his cheek playfully. I motioned to my manager to grab one pack of candies from my bag. She then handed it to me.

Yifen turned then pointed to one of the female bystanders.

"I'm with my mama."

She was wearing some kind of a uniform, the same uniform with the guy who delivered the stationaries from Dylan. I waved at her, then mouthed a 'thank you.' She then smiled at me.

"Okay, since you've been a really great kid. Here's a gift from jie jie. Merry Christmas Yifen!" I ruffled his hair softly, handing him the pack of candies. I earned another smile from him.

He then gave me a hug.

"Thank you Yue jie! Merry Christmas! Ge is right, you're really pretty. Bye bye!" He said letting go of me.

"Thank you Yifen. I'll see you next time. Bye bye!" I giggled and waved as he ran back towards his mother.

I went back to the balloon and untied the velvet box at the end of it. Opening it slowly, I gasp as I saw the piece of jewelry sitting inside it.

Sitting inside is a gold bracelet adorned with 5 moonstones and moon charms. I've never seen such a thing before, I then gently took it out of the box and admired it.

I saw a rolled up note inside the box. Handing my manager the balloon, I then unfolded the note.

My Moon,

They say moonstones can heal and bring you back to wholeness. Because you made me whole, allow me to gift you with a simple reminder of that.

Love,

D

I placed a kiss on the bracelet, then placed it on my left wrist. It was no doubt that he did the same thing to me. We were two parts combined together and made whole.

All these gifts are really great, but the memories and the meanings they bring to me are so much greater than anyone could've asked for. It was something thoroughly prepared for. And knowing that I'm the recipient of it, I am so much happy.

This is the Dylan that thought he didn't know how to care for people. When in fact, he cares so deeply behind the rough edges he presents. He quietly gives and gives, without any words or expectations.

And when you try to give him something back in return, he cries and treasures it as much as he can. So while some people might get captured by his handsome features and countenance, the pure heart buried deep within actually captured mine.

So I'm always thankful that fate let me meet his soul. Because I wouldn't have never known how it feels like to love him in this lifetime of mine.

I turned back to the bracelet he has given me. Moon. He always reminded me that my name was really beautiful.

"You know your name really suits you." He mused one time. "You think so?" He nodded, then stared back at the night sky. We were lounging outside the inn, taking a rest after a busy day. I then followed what he did. "Moon has a lot of phases, and no matter what shape it took, it gives off a beautiful light. You're exactly the same Yue, you give off this particular light to the people around you. No matter what state you're in, you just shine radiantly. That's actually one of your charms." He explained, looking back at me. "You and your big words Dy." I downplayed his compliment. In truth, I always get shy whenever he gets like this. He quickly reach at the top of my head, giving it a few taps. "There there. You're still not used to your boyfriend's compliments." He whispered. My eyes widened, fearing for discovery. Nobody must know about us. "Relax. They know, but they won't say anything." He smirked smugly. "You know, you're always so confident about everything." I said. "That's one of my charms." He answered, wiggling his eyebrows at me. "Yup. Definitely a narcissist." I teased as I crossed my arms, smiling playfully.